I John STEVES, son of Richard and Mary JOHNSON STEVES
        m.(1st) ????
        m.(2nd)Patience SMITH around 1818
               Patience was born around 1792 in Washington Co.. NY.
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II Children of John STEVES and Patience SMITH:
       
        + 1) Smith STEVES b: abt 1819/20 Washington Co.. NY
               Smith STEVES married Hannah ____ before 1842 .
               (Smith was a doctor, and he is listed in the 1840 and 1850 census
                      living in Fort Ann, NY)
               d: 1 April 1869 at age 50.
               b. Fish Hill cemetery in Fort Ann Washington Co.. NY.
        2) James STEVES b: abt 1821 Washington Co.. NY
        3) Warren STEVES b: 18 OCT 1822 Washington Co.. NY
               m: 10 Feb 1848 to Lydia Ann GRANGER in Bolton Warren Co.. NY
        4) (daughter) STEVES b: abt 1826 Washington Co. NY
        5) Sarah STEVES b: abt 1827 Washington Co.. NY
        6) George STEVES b: abt 1834 Washington Co. NY
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III Children of Smith and Hannah Steves:
       
        + 1) John STEVES b: abt 1842 Ft Ann Washington Co. NY
                m.(1st) Lydia HUNT (~1863), daughter of George HUNT and Lydia Ann FISH.
                m (2nd) Mary Maria YAW, daughter of Simon YAW and Nancy FISH
               d: 1925 Ft Ann , Washington Co.. NY
        2) Martin STEVES b: abt 1845 Ft Ann Washington Co. NY
        3) Robert STEVES b: 14 July 1849 Ft Ann Washington Co. NY
        4) Royal B. STEVES b.3 December 1856 Ft Ann Washington Co. NY
               m. Rowena BURGESS d.4 March 1920
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IV Children of John STEVES and Lydia HUNT:
        Edwin Llewellyn STEVES
               b: 19 April 1864 Washington Co. NY
               d: 13 April 1922 Washington Co.. NY
               Edwin Llewellyn STEVES married three times:
               m.(3rd) Carrie Bell PALMER, dau Dennis PALMER and Mary EMERSON.
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IV Children of John STEVES and Mary YAW:
       
        + 1) Harriet STEVES b: 1870 Washington Co. NY
        m. Alvah WILSON d. 1951 Washington co. NY
       
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V Children of Harriet and Alvah included (in no particular order)
       
        1) Howard Wilson of Fort Ann
        2) Marion (Mrs. _____ Fleming) of South Lancaster, MA
                [above were siblings alive at Merle's death.]
        + 3) Merle T. Wilson
               b. 19 May 1906 at Fort Ann,
               d. 30 May, 1986 at Mary McClellan Hospital, Cambridge, NY
        Merle married twice:
               m. (1st) Geneva Alida Clayton of Hudson Falls, NY
                      Geneva was born in Stony Creek, Warren County NY
                      in December 1898, dau. Delbert and Alrena TRIPP CLAYTON
        m. (2nd) Jeanne Clarke of Fort Ann, NY
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VI Merle and Geneva adopted an infant, Carol Sandra.
       
        + 1) Carol Sandra Wilson b. 12 July ----
               Carol m. Arthur E.Gadway, born 28 Nov --- .
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VII Carol and Arthur had three children:
       
        + 1)Cynthia Anne Gadway
               Cynthia Anne Gadway married John Foote.
        2)Victor Clark Gadway
        3)Bonnie Lynn Gadway
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VIII Cynthia and John had the following children:
       
        1) Zachary
        2) James